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Meet the Aquarium Director - March - Scot Hulgan - Downtown Aquarium, Denver
Actual title: Property General Manager Name of your zoo or aquarium: Downtown Aquarium - Denver URL for your facility: Downtownaquarium.com Number of species at your facility: +/- 705 Your favorite critter at the facility: All 4 of our Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtles Total number of animals or fish at your facility: 7,000 Number of visitors annually: 400,000-450,000 Number of employees: 150-200 – depending on the season Number of volunteers: 400 Annual budget: 15-20 million Education: Studied Hotel and Restaurant Management – University of Houston Experience prior to this position: Walt Disney Company, J Alexander’s, Houston’s Restaurants Favorite part of your job: Watching a little one’s amazement when they see a Shark for the first time and/or the excitement when a little one gets to see Nemo or Dory One dream wish for your facility: To someday add Marine Mammals to our collection Family: Fiancé - Felicia, Hunter age 9, Harrison age 7 Pets at home: Great Pyrenees, several dozen sea-monkeys When you retire, you plan to: Sell coconuts on a beach, any beach |

I think we should move on from having dolphins in captivity now - we all know this isn't good for them.
The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is a magical place. The flora, fauna, remoteness and beauty are exquisite. Another interesting aspect is how the indigenous people there live. To learn more and see photos taken by indigenous children in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, you can visit ninosdelaamazonia.org
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